Well, of course, it's almost 50 years old, it was absolutely a very different world and it doesn't have anything to do with you (or me for that matter, I was in my single digits when Carson retired). But you can see, IMO what made Carson such a special host to so many people. And the kind of spontaneity and quick wit…

I'm convinced that anyone who says that Jay Leno is "just carrying on the Carson tradition" or is "an old school entertainer in the Carson mold didn't really watch Carson that much. Apologies for the awful video quality but most of these shows don't even exist, but check out this clip of Johnny dancing with Joey…